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European stocks log best week in two months

October 8, 2021 by David Barret Leave a Comment

October 8, 2021

By Sruthi Shankar and Susan Mathew

(Reuters) -European stocks ended a volatile session lower on Friday as investors digested data showing slowing jobs growth in the United States, but they still marked their best week in two months as fears of soaring inflation were tempered.

A U.S. Labor Department report showed nonfarm payrolls increased by 194,000 jobs last month, compared with an expectation of 500,000. Although the headline number was a huge miss, analysts said excluding the seasonally adjusted factors, the number was not too disappointing.

The pan-European STOXX 600 index, which had fallen as much as 0.5%, only briefly reversed the earlier losses after the data.

“Payrolls data came in weaker than expected, but the overall trend of an improving labor market remains intact,” said Sameer Samana, senior global market strategist at Wells Fargo Investment Institute.

While strong numbers could cement the case for the U.S. Federal Reserve’s withdrawal of its support for the economy, many analysts expect that even a second straight weak employment report may not be enough to hold back the central bank from announcing a slowdown of its bond purchases later this year.

“It doesn’t look like today’s figure comes anywhere close to the kind of scary figure that might provoke (the Fed) into swerving course at the last minute,” said Chris Beauchamp, chief market analyst at online trader IG.

Oil and auto stocks led gains in Europe, but this was outweighed by tech stocks falling 1.4% as rising bond yields dimmed the high-growth sector’s appeal. [US/] [O/R]

The STOXX 600 rose 1% on the week as relief over a temporary lifting of the U.S. debt ceiling and as easing fears of an energy crunch calmed rallying oil and gas prices which had triggered inflation worries.

UK travel stocks, including British-Airways owner IAG, Whitbread and Ryanair, gained between 0.4% and 1.6% with Britain set to scrap tough COVID-19 quarantine requirements for 47 destinations.

Czech trucking services firm Eurowag fell 10% in its London market debut after floating a day late and at a cut price.

Auto stocks rose 1.3%, rebounding from a selloff in September on concerns about supply chain bottlenecks and chip shortages hitting production.

German carmaker Daimler rose 2.6% as UBS upgraded its stock to “buy” from “neutral” and hiked its price target to 100 euros from 79 euros.

Cnova NV, the e-commerce arm of French retailer Casino, fell 3.8% after saying it could no longer confirm its June financial forecast.

London-listed shares of TUI AG sank 15.5% on the first day of a discounted rights issue.

(Reporting by Sruthi Shankar and Anisha Sircar in Bengaluru; Editing by Kirsten Donovan)

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David Barret
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